See this BBC podcast. It's a piece by BBC correspondent Paul Moss who
goes to a beach party in Goa and discovers what makes this part of
India so distinct.
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/fooc/fooc_20080126-1244.mp3
What saved the fall of the Digambar Kamat Govt?
[ ] SEZ promoters
[ ] Land sharks
[ ] Increasing greed of politicians
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[20 hours ago] Speaking on the occasion of the 58th
anniversary of the RepublicDay at the parade ground here, the
Governor said, Goa
New video uploaded!
http://2008goanconvention.com
FR.
_
Santosh Helekar wrote:
Faith has no role to play in science.
Santosh,
Wish I could find the quote right now but I was always under the impression
that:
Where science ends, faith begins.
May I also add that over the years, science has been pushing the border further
and further.
Case in
I am convinced the Congress goverment ruling Goa over the last few years is
the most corrupt and irresponsible goverment to have been in power since
Goa's liberation..So, my first mission here is to help get rid of this
vilegoverment ...I feel that a Manohar Parrikar led co-alition government
(
Son'varchim Sungttam
Avoichea Mogak Dhuvecho Ghat!
- Prof. Jose Salvador Fernandes
12 vorsam fattli vollokh. Te ostorechi ani mhoji.Tiche dhuve udexim hi vollokh
asli.Tichi dhuv tednam 'sweet sixteen' pirayechem. Mhojea eka ek-anki nattkant
bhumika
Bosco,
Its called the Lip(leap) Year Effect ;-)!!
hAVE a nICE dAY
Seb
On Fri Jan 25 20:51:15 PST 2008 Bhandare wrote:
can someone on the ground confirm if the
offender is our resident gentleman ?
RESPONSE: I'm in the air but I can confirm that RKN who posted on Goanet a
couple of days
From: anand virgincar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Goanet] Apologies to Selma
Just one final point I wish to make...I assume that
when you refer to saffronites I assume that you
refer to the BJP . It is a misconception that BJP
supporters are predominantly those who support
the
oHeraldo, dated Sunday 27, 2008, carries a head line titled - Cong puzzled
by Pawar move. The same front page carries yet another posting titled - SGF
to debate merger move at Fatorda meet.
While Goan Observer edition dated Saturday 26th January 2008 under title -
Conspiracy - Page 4 -6, Rajan
--- J. Colaco jc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
ps: Sometimes ...the streams are murkier than they
appear to be.
Dear Josebab,
Perhaps, you are as stunned as I am to know that a
faithless skeptic such as Kevin is taking a leap of
faith into this murky stream. I am waiting to find out
from him
Dear Frederick-bab, You may or may not have brought up some interesting issues
in your fairly lengthy discourse ( which has followed the mailing I sent to
Selma )however , I do not think I shouldget any credit for throwing up
these interesting issues . If you have a look back at my
Very sad to learn about Lino's passing away. I had the
privilege of knowning and meeting him on a few
occasions.
When he was about to publish his book, The Gift of the
Holy Cross, we exchanged a few emails. He was gracious
to send me a copy.
After reading it, we discussed the book in a few
emails
www.goa-world.com Quality. Precision. Professional.
http: www.goa-world.com presentation
F. CARDOZO all set to stage Konkani Tiatr Padr Agnel
After staging two dramas in the past 8 years which had the audience amazed at
Dear Philip-bab,
It is indeed a pleasure to respond to your posting ( and I mean that with
genuine sincerity and not a hint of the satirical tone I have adopted in
many a previous message to Goanet )
You have made some entirely valid points without engaging in empty
rheotoric and / or crude
Saraswat Brahmins in Goa had reason to discreetly gloat and rejoice over the
award of the second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan to the
octogenarian Dr Ravindra Kelecar a Saraswat Brahmin Konkani litterateur a
native of Priol Ponda Taluka Novas Conquistas a staunch protagonist of one
http://www.thehindu.com/2008/01/26/stories/2008012653380300.htm
Government accused of colluding with builders
Special Correspondent
PANAJI: The Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA), which spearheaded an agitation
last year to get a controversial State regional plan scrapped, has
accused the Goa Government
Cong lacks political will to denotify Goa SEZs: BJP
Posted online: Saturday , January 26, 2008 at 2244 hrs IST
Panaji, Jan 26 The BJP on Saturday accused the Digamber Kamat-led Goa
government of lacking in 'political will' to denotify three special
economic zones (SEZs) in Goa.
There is no
I was pleased to read about Padmabhushan being confered on Ravindrabab. I
have seen Ravindrabab in action off and on for the last forty years. I have
always admired his commitment to the causes he has espoused and his sheer
energy. I congratulate him and wish him many years of good health.
Anil
Want to see Goa Prosperous?
Have SEZs, SHZs, STZs
NT Panorama - Sunday January 27, 2008
By M Pinheiro
[Principal of V M Salgaonkar Law College, Panjim]
For development or against development, for preservation or against
preservation seems to be the battle cry resounding throughout the length and
FN,
Your friend Rahul Shrivastava was right!
My Class of '65 at St Xaxiers Bombay held it's second reunion at the
Ritz this month. The first was in 1987. Here is an article by Rajiv
Desai in the DNA news mazagine.
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1146960
To see who Rajiv Desai is,
--
Samir Umarye
--
Samir Umarye
BICHOLIM JAN 27: The elections for the Sanquelim Municipal Council
(SMC) were held today peacefully even as
about 83.27 per cent people exercised their franchise.
According to the information given by the returning officer, Arvind
Bugde the election for the
Some people you meet just once and that too in cyberspace but you
know that you have met well.
Lino was one such person.
I once asked him to write in English sometimes what he usually wrote
in Konkani and he readily obliged. The next time he slipped back into
the language he so much loved.
27th Jan ,2008
Press Release
Women activists defied the police who tried to stop them from distributing
pamphlets from 24th Jan outside the Grape Escapade venue ,in protest against
the government promotion of alcohol and the brochure of GTDC which promoted Goa
as a land of wine women and song
1. My original reaction to the 'Letter from Diano Pinto' on Digu kaka's
achievement w.r.t. SEZs is that it stank.
2. My latest reaction to the same is the same.
3. My reaction to that letter will always remain the same forever.
Why I say this?
Because we Goans pee in our pants prematurely and
See this BBC podcast. It's a piece by BBC correspondent Paul Moss who
goes to a beach party in Goa and discovers what makes this part of
India so distinct.
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/fooc/fooc_20080126-1244.mp3
http://www.downtoearth.org.in/full6.asp?foldername=20080131filename=newssec_id=4sid=20
Goa CM against Centre's SEZ plans
R VENUGOPALAN NAIR
ATISH NAIK
Packing up or heading for somewhere else: Workers at the SEZ proposed for Keri
On New Year's eve, Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat declared
So, what's it in the Catholic institutions that disallows them from
creating more liberal and forward-looking people, specially in a place
like Goa? (It might work differently in other parts of India, as my
friend Rahul Shrivastava was arguing the other day.)
Roland,
I am glad to see that
Frederick wrote:
Healthy in what sense? If I get the mental
satisfaction of doing the right thing, who is the god
called Science to dictate and tell me that I'm doing
the wrong thing? Even if my decision is faulty,
inefficient and wrong, don't I have the freedom to
decide for myself?
If you
1 Prime Minister, 3 Helicopters..
So also,
3 Fire brigades
about 300 policemen
over 300 general public
3 Helicopters landed at Campal grounds
http://youtube.com/watch?v=slu-9kmM944
or
http://is.rediff.com/filevideo-1-prime-minister-and-3-helicopters-id-107155.php
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[20 hours ago] Speaking on the occasion of the 58th
anniversary of the RepublicDay at the parade ground here, the
Governor said, Goa
Lulu singing Lorna's popular
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Dear Dr.Kevin Saldanha,
I do appreciate your apologies to Fr.Jude Botelho. I felt disgusted, when I
read your postings regarding his homilies, because you should neither impose
your 'dogma' of secular humanism on others. All '-isms' also tend to become
'quasi-religions' and militant groups.
Anand said:
b) With respect to Goa itself , there is no question whatsoeverthat
the communal tag of the BJP party and ManoharParrikar have been
blown out of all proportions by the Congress propaganda machine . I
will tackle this in more in the responseI have promised Mervyn-bab
regarding Manohar
To Goanet -
A brief report of the press conference today, Sunday Jan 27, 2008:
Addressing a press conference in Panjim, Matanhy Saldanha,
Convener of Goa's Movement Against SEZs (GMAS) made it
clear to the government of Goa that the people of Goa would
stand for nothing less than the
Dear Kevin,
You seem to be sincere in your 'non-belief'. Yet as an intellectual, I think
you are yet researching...
May God help you in your endeavours! Nobody can force you to think in a
different way. You only should find the way.
Thanks for your exposition!
You wrote: Atheism arose from a
Not all people flocking to make Goa their home are the defacating
ghanttis highlighed in Rajan's photographs. And thereby lies Goa's
salvation, even if resident Goans are too lethargic to do anything
about the civic mess.
I don't know why, but there it is. I have 2 family members younger
than 35
Dear Santoshbab,
1: I had faith in Kevin's faithlessnessbut know I have doubts in
my own faith in Kevin's professed position.
2: While you await Kevin's answer to your question wrt 'Homeopathy', I
hope he will advise his rationale for his point about 'mainstream
legal etc'.
3: About our
To Goanet -
Question: Who were the original owners of the land that
was sold to the builders of the Aldeia de Goa project? Did
the Church sell any of this land?
Regards,
r
Looking for last minute
http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=012833
KTC was never in profit
NT Staff Reporter
Panaji, Jan 27 Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) since its inception
was never in profit and had been incurring losses to the tune of
crores of rupees, revealed Mr Sanjay Goel, the managing
Death Lino Leitao
24 Jan: Dorval, Quebec, Canada. LINO LEITAO (aged 77; ex-Uganda, born Varca,
Goa). Husband of Olga. Beloved father of Andrew/Lisa, Rodin/Nicola, and
Sheila/Francis.
Author of the Gift of the Holy Cross as well as many short stories. Lino was
also involved in Goa's Liberation
Welcome to Dirty Panjim
but first - Welcome to Art Park
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2221592492size=l
from different angle/opp direction
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk_dirtypanjim/2220799341/
Azad Maidan dump again
MONDAY MUSE (28 January 2008)
BISOCIATION
In 1971, the twin blade joined the single blade in the Gillette shaving razor.
Then a pivot was added in 1977. Further a lubricating strip was attached. In
the early 90s, springs were inserted to create the Sensor. The inclusion of
microfins created
Mangalore: Mandd Sobhann Snatches Guinness from Brazil
Daijiworld News Network - Mangalore (VM/GA)
Pics by Dayanand Kukkaje
Mangalore, Jan 27: In what can be called the most anxious, nail-biting time
of the evening, the wait for Keith Pullin, the chief adjudicator of Guinness
World Records to
Ship beckons these dream merchants
Minoo Fernandes
Some of the most affluent families in Goa today are the ones whose earning
members work onboard ships. This desire for a decent living nudges many Goan
youngsters to look for greener pastures outside India. They are determined
to find a niche
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